Hakuto-R Mission 2 – Spaceflight Now

June 21, 2026

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ispace’s Resilience lander crash lands on the Moon

June 6, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

This was the second consecutive failed landing for the Japan-based company. A preliminary analysis points to issues with the laser altimeter.

As it happened: ispace makes second attempt at historic Moon landing

June 5, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

Mission 2, formally dubbed ‘SMBC x Hakuto-R Venture Moon,’ was a follow up to ispace’s 2023 failed landing attempt. Touchdown was anticipated on June 5 at 3:17 p.m. EDT / 1917 UTC (4:17 a.m. JST on June 6).

American, Japanese robotic landers share rocket launch to the Moon

January 15, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander will deploy first and is designated as the primary payload and ispace’s Resilience lander will follow about 30 minutes after. Liftoff from pad 39A happened at 1:11 a.m. EST (0611 UTC).